In this collection of stories, Kirk Swanick, also known as “Captain Kirk” to his Internet forum friends, tells the story of growing up a gear head behind both the wheels of muscle cars and the handlebars of motorcycles.
It was the ’70s and Kirk was enamored by all things mechanical, not the least of which were his beloved Dusters. In “A Tale of Two Dusters,” an almost novella length story, join Kirk and his colorful sidekicks as he navigates the ups and downs of wrenching and wrecking hot rods, going to school, and growing up on the back of a scrambler. Those of us who grew up in the 1970s culture of muscle cars and motorcycles will relate to the episodes of moto-craziness and find it hard not to grin at the mostly harmless hooliganism of the era.
The second half of this book is filled with colorful stories inspired by riding and wrenching those fun-filled hot rods of the two-wheeled variety. In these stories, Kirk not only relates his experience with the mechanical challenges of motorcycles, but also describes the great rewards granted to those who are lucky enough to ride them.
